News and views from More Metrics
A selection of articles and news.
Data designed for an uncertain world
Wednesday 19th October 2022
Dave Edmonds
As households and businesses try to prepare for what appears to be difficult and challenging times, More Metrics has been working hard to develop data sets that provide key insights into how people are positioned to withstand the financial pressures facing them and how organisations might need to adapt as a result. We have produced an information sheet to help…
Monthly COVID-19 data released
Thursday 16th December 2021
The monthly update of our COVID-19 data was released on 16th December 2021. It covers the period up to 28th November 2021. The free data is available for download and includes: > 13 Risk Factors > Confirmed cases on an As-Is and Model basis The free data is available at: > Parliamentary Constituency > Local Authority > Care Commission Group > and Ward levels and equivalent home country levels. Data…
More Metrics and REaD Group launch new Green Campaign
Monday 22nd November 2021
Following on from all the excitement of COP26 in Glasgow, More Metrics and our data partner REaD Group have launched a social media campaign highlighting how data can improve an organisation's understanding of their customers' environmental attitudes and behaviours. As part of the campaign, responders can download a specially commissioned Greenpaper which contains research findings from across the world and key…
Monthly COVID-19 data released
Friday 5th November 2021
The monthly update of our COVID-19 data was released on 5th November 2021. It covers the period up to 31st October 2021. No model or data source changes this month. The free data is available for download and includes: > 13 Risk Factors > Cumulative Infection Rates on an As-Is and Time-Adjusted basis > Weekly R-values > FutureCases to Current Cases ratio > Confirmed cases on an As-Is…
Local voting and our new Green and Covid Open-Up indices
Tuesday 21st September 2021
Nigel Bradshaw
We've undertaken a further analysis of local voting in Bristol, using our new range of attitudinal indices. Whilst the big news was success of the Greens, which was correlated with our Environmental Warrior Index, it's not the only match of interest. Within the new indices we have three around Covid; including two showing the attitudes to opening-up and lockdown respectively. We show…
More Metrics launches new profiling product - GeoProfiles
Friday 10th September 2021
More Metrics is always looking for ways to make data more meaningful and useful. To bring data to life and add insight and perspective. We have now developed our own profiling tool, linked directly to our unique GDPR compliant open source data, GeoMetrics. GeoProfiles is designed to provide key characteristics of the geographical areas any particular target group may live in.…
Who cares about HS2?
Thursday 19th August 2021
Colin Stewart
With the HS2 petition House of Commons debate scheduled for the 13th September, we thought it would be timely to share our findings on our deep dive into petition number 563380: "Stop work on HS2 immediately and hold a new vote to repeal the legislation". Our work is aimed at providing practical support to anyone interested (citizens and politicians) who want…
Football mad postcodes + Euros = Covid
Friday 30th July 2021
England, Wales and Scotland all appearing in the finals of the Euros this Summer, and many of the games including the semi finals and final being held at Wembley, excitement across the UK just grew and grew. Particularly for England who came so close to "bringing football home!" But the tournament took place against the backdrop of a surge in Covid…
Green index correlates with local election voting
Monday 5th July 2021
The political environment never stands still. Alongside the fall out of Brexit and its polarising effect across the UK, another major issue appears to be shaking traditional voter allegiance to the core – the environment and wider green issues. Both the local elections in May and the recent Chesham and Amersham bi-election provide growing evidence that voters are willing to ditch…
The Green Society – a More Metrics analysis of what local areas are thinking and doing
Tuesday 1st June 2021
Dave Edmonds
Over the coming weeks, More Metrics will be taking a closer look at a range of Green topics, from Green energy and electric vehicles, the emergence of Green politics as a potential new driving force, through to wider environmental issues and concerns about the natural environment. We will use our local area estimates of key data to provide insights into…
